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Sir Giles Goosecap

Chapman, George, published 1606 · comedy · Boys Professional;Professional

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TitleSir Giles Goosecap
AuthorChapman, George
Publication year (edition)1606
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 228 · edition 538 · TCP A01911 · DEEP 421
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1602 [Sep 18]
First performance (BritDrama)1602 [1601-1603]
Company (BritDrama)Children of the Chapel (second)
Company (Annals)Children of the Chapel (second) (?)
Title-page companyChildren of the Chapel (second)
PrinterWindet, John
PublisherBlount, Edward
FormatQuarto
STC12050
Greg228a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.1340
Title pageSIR GYLES GOOSECAPPE Knight. A Comedie
Title-page performance notepresented by the Chil: of the Chappell.
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10–26455unassignedTHis is the Countess Eugenia's house I think, I can never hit of these same English City houses, though I were…
227–46499T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.78O Sir, beware of one that can shower into the laps of Ladies, Captain Foulweather? why he's a Captinado, or Ca…
347–62516unassigned'tis enough, 'tis enough, as long as they have land enough, but now muster your third person afore us I beseec…
463–91475T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.88O Lord Sir, I devour you quick; and now Sir I beseech you open unto me your other Lady, what is she? I'll answ…
592–110474T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.72Why how now my Frenchified captain Foulweather? by God's ludd thy Surname is never thought upon here, I percei…
6111–131477T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.77I detest Sir Cutt, I did not think he had been half the quintessence of a he is. 'slid there's not one of them…
7132–165483T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.81Our worships shall attend their Ladyships thither. No Sir Giles by no means, they will go privately thither, b…
8166–220522T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.86Work on sweet love, I am not yet resolved T'exhaust this troubled spring of vanities And nurse of perturbation…
9221–235508unassignedYour Lordship might well make that division if you knew the plain song. O Sir, and why so I pray? First becaus…
10236–253501unassignedHold thy doubt friend, never fear any woman, unless thyself be made of straw, or some such dry matter, and she…
11254–290504unassignedNuw we shall haue a fiction I beleiue. Had three Suitors at once. You'll leave out none my Lord. No more did y…
12291–310513T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and0.88By my faith but you shall my Lord, God's pity what will become of you shortly, that you drive maids afore you,…
13311–328531T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and0.81God's precious, two or three days? why this Lord is in a marvelous strange humour. Sit down sweet Uncle, i'fai…
14329–343493T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and0.86O uncle you have wounded yourself in charging me that I should shun judgement as a monster, if it would not we…
15344–383499T13 Knights, squires and ladies0.82Why my Lord Momford I say? will you go before dinner? No remedy sweet Beauties, for which rudeness I lay my ha…
16384–411510T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.76Y'ave the worst hand that ever I saw knight have, when 'tis open, one can find nothing in it, and when 'tis sh…
17412–431517T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.84Well, come in my Lords, and take a bad dinner with me now, and we will all go with you at night to a better su…
18432–446514T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.85O Lord sir Cut, I am sure our Ladies hold our Lords tack for Courtship, and yet the french Lords put them down…
19447–481482T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.80Why thou sayst the frenchmen took him away. Frenchmen, ay, so they did too, but yet and he had not been killed…
20482–506479T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.81A my mortality the boy knows more than I do of our house. But is the Lady Furnifall (Captain) still of the sam…
21507–528484T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.82Why, and for that health Sir we will warrant his Lordship, that if he should have all Bacon de sanitate tuenda…
22529–588498unassignedSing good Horatio, while I sigh and write. According to my master Plato's mind The Soul is music, and doth the…
23589–648495unassignedFie for shame. I never heard of such an antedame. Do women bring no help of soul to men? Why friend they eithe…
24649–676492T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.83I am a Goosecap by the mother's side madam, at least my mother was a Goosecap. And you were her white son, I w…
25677–712488unassigneday me still, in that humour? beshrew my heart it I take any Papers from him. Kind bosom do thou take it then. …
26713–742489unassignedI by my faith shall ye. By my faith, but you shall answer as I wood have you then. Always put in with advice o…
27743–797491T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and0.75By my life but it is Niece. By my life but 'tis none of my deed then. Do you use to set your hand to that whic…
28798–847495T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.72The passingst description of a candle, that ever lived Sir Cutt: Yet aimed I not at them, nor seemed to note W…
29848–886494T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.89I assure your Lordship your merry behaviour does so festivally show upon you, that every high holiday when Lad…
30887–923506T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.82Heavy news? not possible your little bodies could bring am then, unload those your heavy news I beseech ye? Wh…
31924–988501unassignedO rare Sir Cutt: we shall eat nutshells. hold belly hold O pitiful knight, that knows not nuptials from nutshe…
32989–1041475unassignedBut our most Court received Poets says That painting is pure chastity's abator. That was to make up a poor rhy…
331042–1075496T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.77This shall be a great whale mistress, at all his bigness spouting huge hills of salt-water afore him, like a l…
341076–1111483T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.80Let's hear it good servant. Why madam we have a great match at football towards, married men against bachelors…
351112–1165498T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.78How now young dame? what so dainly inspird This speech hath silver hairs, and reverence asks And sooner shall …
361166–1203498T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.74Then if there be such a natural commerce of Powers betwixt them, that the ill estate of the one offends the ot…
371204–1261484T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.82A most excellent distich. Come Lords away, let's not presume too much Of a good nature, not for all I have Woo…
381262–1319501unassignedYou take the word methinks as tho you would, And if there be a thought of such kind heat In your cold bosom, w…
391320–1359516T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti0.78Ladies my heart will break, if it be held Within the verge of this presumptuous chair. Why, Clarence is your j…
401360–1421508T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and0.80An artificial cobweb to catch flies, And nourish Spiders, could she cut my throat, W with her departure I had …
411422–1486524T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly 0.85By France my Lord, I am not grieved a whit, Since Clarence hath her; he hath been in France, And therefore mer…